, the policy and what it all means for you, with our headliners, house democraticleadernancypelosi, househomeland security chair peter king and carl levin of the senate armed services committee, and insights and analysis with our powerhouse roundtable with george will, donna brazile, jonathan karl, newt gingrich and congressman xavier becerra, plus, america's favorite tasty treat turns into another political football. is it twilight for the twinkie? >>> good morning. george stephanopoulos has the weekend off. we begin with breaking news from the middle east where despite talks of a possible cease-fire, the air war between hamas and israel is continuing. so let's get right to it. we have alex marquardt in gaza city and christiane amanpour in jerusalem and, alex, let me begin with you. give us a sense of what's been going on in gaza. >> reporter: good morning, martha. it's been very consistent pummeling of gaza by the israeli air force and consistent launching of rocks by the palestinian militant groups. we are hearing the bombings going off rather incest aptly. just a short time ago a pal

." that'swhatnancypelositalkedabout. that's what speaker john boehner talked about, constructive, but there's also a lot of urgency. now, nancy pelosi, we have a lot more of this interview, a fascinating interview, told me she thought they could work out this deal in mid-december. i asked her, of course, look, we've heard optimism before and this went nowhere. but there is that urgency now. americans are sick of this. this is the second time around. >> and so overnight we saw -- we saw this video of david petraeus' alleged mistress, paula broadwell, his biographer walking with her husband. it's the first time we've seen the two of them since this scandal broke. so let me ask you about the petraeus affair, which i know you've been following so closely. where does this go now? what in your view is likely to be the next shoe to drop? >> well, i think what we've learned this week is this is not over. i think a week ago when we heard david petraeus say he was resigning because he had an extramarital affair, we thought it might go away. but every day it seems like there's something new

employees who want to learn how to be dealers. >>> baltimore nativecongresswomannancypelosiisthrowing her hat back into the ring to maintain her role pass house minority leader. she has also become a household name through her leadership role. the 72-year-old made the announcement today beforeler caucus. >> i have made a decision to submit my name to my colleagues to once again serve as the house democratic leader [ applause ] >> they will have to weight until leadership elections after thanksgiving. >>> toyota is recalling 2.7 million vehicles because of a water pump issue. the automaker said no accidents have been reported yet but this is the second recall in the past month. priuses and corollas are included in the recall. >>> we all have mornings where we wake up and don't feel well and know we need a six day but 800,000 people in our state can't even earn paid sick days. the working matters campaign advocates paid sick leaves is not only the right thing to do but impacts public health. >> fairness for their worker but also these larger societal questions. >> as a restaurant tour,

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was, quote, constructive. bipartisan. house minorityleadernancypelosi, whosat down with abc's martha raddatz, said she's confident a solution is within reach. >> one of everybody wants to make the best effort to get this done. hopefully that is possible. hopefully it is possible by the middle of december, so the confidence of the markets and most importantly, the confidence of the consumers, returns to infuse our economy with demand, which creates jobs. >> and we will see more of nancy pelosi and martha when martha sits in for george stephanopoulos sunday morning, hosting "this week." >>> and tonight, a town in west texas is grieving. it was supposed to be a celebration of veterans but that turned into a tragedy when the freight train smashed into a parade float. the parade float was stuck on the tracks in midland, texas, and then a screen described as a war zone, when heroes of war became heroes once again. army veterans pushing their wives to safe tip as the train roared towards them. but four of those veterans were on the float as the train hit, lost their lives and, toda

of an enemy attack. the nationality of the soldier has not been released. >>> house democraticleader,nancypelosi,is promising an announcement this morning involving her political future. pelosi says she will reveal whether or not she will continue as minority leader, after the democrats failed to win enough seats last week to take back control of the house. >>> and there are new questions about the political future of democrat jesse jackson jr., who easily won re-election to his illinois house seat last week. jackson has left the mayo clinic for the second time with no word where he's going or when he might be back to work. he has been on medical leave since june for treatment of bipolar disorder. >>> a deadly plane crash is under investigation in jackson, mississippi. three people were onboard. they were killed when their single-engine piper slammed into a house tuesday night. the pilot reported an on-board emergency just after takeoff and radioed a request to return to the airport. a mother and son were in the house. but they escaped without any serious injuries. >>> and in new york, t

that affair comes to light, a look at the fbi's handling of thecase.nancypelosiwasbriefed by petraeus' replacement mike morrell many said they were surprised they weren't told but many experts said the fbi did the right thing. it's impacting the investigation into the attack in benghazi. petraeus was supposed to testify but no longer wants to, which has angered some folks in the senate. as for the debate, the fbi should have told mem where he -- members sooner. they are required to notify intelligence community. >>> so why would swhown has everything, power, command, respect, throw that away for an extra marital afairmt marriage counselors said many times it's a matter of opportunity, seeking love from someone special in their lives. instead of looking at it at home, they turn to another. >> people forget and maybe don't want to work with the relationship that they were in, that they can get same feeling and more from their own partner. so they think -- petraeus probably made the mistake of realizing that there were gaps. there are feelings that were unmet and instead of going into th

house democraticleadernancypelosi. pelosisays she will announce later this morning whether she will stay on as minority leader after the democrats failed to within enough seats last week to take back control of the house. >>> also there are new questions right now about the political future of democrat jesse jackson jr. who easily won re-election to his illinois house seat last week. jackston has left the mayo clinic for the second time. no word yet on where he is headed or what he might head back to work. he has been on leaf since june for treatment of bipolar disorder. >> the governor of the state saying it is time for him to speak. >>> on the heels of veterans day, boost of monthly benefit checks for vets next year. increases payments 1.7% for 4 million veterans and survivors. the measure headed to the president was held up for weeks because of objections from a republican send nor whose i dent team was not revealed. >> no paycheck quite big enough for what the guys have done. >>> other news this morning, two snow boarders stranded on a mountain since sun day are boek ho --

down? that may be the question for house minorityleadernancypelosiasshe's expected to answer reporters today at a news conference. the baltimore native became the first female speaker of the house in 2007 but lost that title in 2010. >>> cute or creepy? facebook has developed a new tool for couples in a relationship. it creates a page for you and your loved one to share posts, events and photos where both of you are tagged. the page is made whether or not you want it. >>> we couldn't see it in person, but take a look at these pictures coming out of the southern hemisphere of a solar eclipse. tens of thousands turned out in australia and new zealand to watch the moon pass between the sun and the earth, creating total darkness. the next total solar eclipse is expected for march 2015. so, lynette, that's the southern hemisphere. they've got spring going on down there. >> exactly. >> no luck for us at all. >> that's my cold thing. >> she wore a coat. >> i'm good. you'll want that coat when you step outside, charley, that's for sure. speaking of outside, we'll take you out there

nancypelosiisholding a news conference today. she's expected to say whether she's going to stay on as a democratic leader of the house. she won her 13th term representing san francisco on election day. >>> general david petraeus may resign from the head of the cia amid a scandal, but in a new video game, he's received a promotion. in the new game called "dutiy black ops 2" he's been appointed defense secretary in the year 2025. that game will be released on tuesday. >>> one of the worst parts about flying is waiting for long lines getting through security. today bwi is announcing plans to begin tsa precheck operations. certain frequent flyers traveling with u.s. airways, delta and united will be able to get through those screenings more quickly. bwi is the 32nd airport to offer the program. it has more than 4 million people annually. >>> parking garages in annapolis will soon have rest rest rooms available to use 24/7. more details are being announced today. the mayor and a number of councilmembers and business leaders are expected to take part. we'll have that information for

't because then they would haveputnancypelosiincharge of the house of representatives. i think these ideas we talked about are popular ideas. this was a close election. we have to make sure it works in the next two years. that means i think both parties have to talk to each other. >> reporter: could you see supporting a plan that raises tax rates? >> i'm not for raising tax rates. >> reporter: you won't support a plan? >> i don't want to get into that but i don't support raising tax rates. i've been saying that my entire career. >> reporter: diane sawyer asked speaker boehner if you were now the leader of the republican party and his answer was, oh, i wouldn't think so, paul ryan is a policy wonk. >> i take that as a great compliment from john. >> reporter: is that your role now, position wonk? >> i've always been one of the house policy wonks my role is to continue to be a champion of ideas and help our party be the reform party. >> reporter: ryan says he unplugged in the days after the campaign. he didn't even hear the news about david petraeus' resignation or questions about

stephanopoulos tomorrow. and you'll see more of the house democraticleader,nancypelosi's firstsunday interview since the election. >>> time, now, for the forecast. let's get it to ginger zee. a lot going on in the northwest. >> right. the pacific northwest. some of the rainiest times of the year. this isn't that out of the ordinary. but i want to show you the first storm already dropping some snow. let's look at video from lake tahoe. you can see the snow was falling. this is the beginning of about a two-day attack from the northwest. and ski season is starting and starting so much better from last year. the snow in the higher elevations going to be helpful there. by monday morning, we'll have that next storm. it's kind of a one-two punch going through the weekend. how much rain? two to four inches in this area. redding, you're included. sacramento's on the south end of it. some of the spots in the far west. it's not just rain. it's not just snow. but also 50-mile-per-hour-plus winds. how much snow can you include in this? lake tahoe up to two feet in some places. northern california

on "this week," including an exclusive interview with house democraticleader,nancypelosi. >>>now, to the escalating controversy of the use of caffeine in energy drinks and a new line of cracker jacks. the manufacturers say these products are perfectly safe. but the fda is looking into caffeine concerns. and so is abc's jim avila. >> reporter: abc news has obtained 92 of what the fda called adverse event reports. the latest of which is an october death claim of sudden cardiac arrest. the government is founding. but the founder of 5-hour is fighting back, saying his product is not harmful. some people swear by it. >> i feel more alert. i feel awake. >> reporter: others overdo it, as in these youtube videos. >> chug. chug. >> reporter: but this morning, the ceo and founder of 5-hour energy drink, tells abc news that kind of abuse is the only way to hurt yourself with his product. >> if you had ten cups of coffee in an hour, i think you'd end up in a hospital. that would really be a dumb thing to do. >> reporter: bhargava says the deaths and hospitalizations, recording to the fda bec